Record Pay Increase Likely Coming for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees in 2023 Disabled veterans and military retirees will likely see record pay increases in 2023 thanks to COLA changes.
Disability Compensation for Presumptive Conditions Some medical conditions may be considered service connected if they become at least 10% disabling within certain time limits
How to Get Increased Disability Compensation Did you know you can always ask the VA for increased disability compensation? But be careful, it can backfire.
Veterans Exposed to Burning Oil Wells and Burn Pits Eligible for Special Program Vets who served in SW Asia may be eligible for special healthcare and disability benefits from the VA.
Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) Overview Concurrent Receipt of Disability Pay lets you get military retirement pay and VA disability compensation at the same time.
Ruling on Burn Pit Link to Cancers and a Rare Lung Disease Coming from VA Next Year VA Secretary Denis McDonough said if a link is established, veterans could begin applying for benefits by the end of 2022.
What Is the Airborne Hazard and Burn Pit Registry? If you served in the Gulf War, Iraq or Afghanistan you want to know about the Registry.
VA Family Caregiver Program The VA Family Caregiver Program offers benefits for family members who care for severely injured veterans
Troops With Debilitating Cases of COVID-19, or Their Survivors, to Be Eligible for VA Disability Pay Congress designated the coronavirus as a service-connected illness under some circumstances.
Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Parents' DIC is an income-based benefit for the parents, or parent, of a military service member or veteran who has died.
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...